The Cloud Advantage: Five Ways the Cloud Is Better for Business When Disaster Strikes

Recently flooding in the UK caused an unprecedented level of damage and disruption. Faced with extended power outages, fuel shortages, flooding, and transportation limitations, some companies managed to keep their businesses running while others suffered significant downtime. Why such a drastic difference among companies hit hard by the same storm in the same region?

Organizations with well-architected, thoroughly tested, and fully documented disaster recovery (DR) plans and solutions were able to bounce back quickly when floods wreaked havoc. Those who were less prepared had their operations knocked completely offline. Are you ready for such a disastrous event?